Dominik Paris in an interview: “A world without sport is strange”

By Christian Staffler SportNews: Dominik, we can't avoid the first question: How is the injured knee doing? Paris: "So far so good. I have no problems and I'm moving forward every day, step by step. I can do the entire rehabilitation at home, I have the equipment for it. It’s just doing the homework.” What does your daily routine currently look like? “Most of the day consists of training. I complete exercises from my dry trainer Matthias Schnitzer and physiotherapist Luis Kuppelwieser. I am coached from two sides, so to speak, and train once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Otherwise, I’m sometimes in the garden or cooking.” Speaking of cooking: What do you like to serve most? “I'm currently making a weekly plan because we only go shopping once a week. I cook almost everything, but I make sure I eat a very balanced diet. During the week, normal things like noodles or rice with schnitzel. More complex things that require you to spend half the day at the stove are more likely to be served on the weekend – like goulash, for example.” “It’s very lucky that I’m a downhill skier.” Dominik Paris on gaining weight in Corona times FCS professional Fabian Tait recently said that he had to be careful not to cook too much at home ( Click here for the interview ). Otherwise it will be difficult with the weight. How is it with you? “It's very lucky that I'm a downhill skier. A few kilograms more isn't a bad thing (laughs). Basically, I'm someone who watches carefully what and how much he eats. But of course, a footballer or a slalom skier is certainly at a greater disadvantage.” What is it like for a professional athlete to have no appointments at all? You're not used to this at all... “Personally, I think it's nice to have a little peace and quiet. We've known the rest for years. The season is over, you think: finally a break. But then appointments come after appointments. You don't have any more races, but somehow you have even less time than during the season, during which you at least have a structured process. But I also have to say that I really appreciate the sponsorship appointments. After all, a skier makes a living from it. They are important and I enjoy doing them, but at the moment I can relax a bit from the whole thing.” “No sport in the world, that’s strange. There is no longer a distinction between Monday and Sunday.” dominik paris You are not just a skier, but also a sports enthusiast in general. What does a world without sports feel like? “A bit strange really. I've always looked forward to the weekend, to a Formula 1 or MotoGP race on TV. I always enjoy watching that. The Champions League is also missing, but I generally like watching sports shows. No sport in the world, that's strange. In addition, there is no longer a distinction between Monday or Sunday. Every day is the same.” Let's finish up and go back to your knee. An injury is always bad, but in retrospect wasn't the timing that bad due to the subsequent corona crisis? “There is never a right time. The whole thing with the virus definitely made you less upset about the injury. I didn't have to make any cancellations or rebookings. Purely from a knee perspective, if you think about next season, it's better that it happened earlier. But an injury is never good for an athlete.”

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Dominik Paris in an interview: “A world without sport is strange”

A good two months ago, Dominik Paris tore his cruciate ligament while preparing for the Hahnenkamm races. SportNews spoke to the Ultner ski ace and conducted an interview in which skiing only plays a minor role.

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